I have been studying French on my own using various materials (audio CD, Lingoda, Youtube channels) for about 1 year. I have made reasonably good progress, now working on Lingoda level B1. I would really love to do at least one month at an immersion school, and bien sûr, in France. But for several reasons, it might work out better for me to take such a course in Quebec City. I have of course read about the differences between Quebec French and Parisian French... it seems to me that some people say the differences are "no big deal", but others (presumably native French) would not agree. Since this is mostly a hobby for me, does it matter? Of course, I still want to spend time in France at some point. Anyone who has visited Quebec City (old) will know how marvelous it is. Has anyone else had this dilemma? Merci!

J'ai deux questions... 1. Why is it “je serai la” instead of “j’y serai”? NOTE this is from my Pimsleur French III. 2. When to use "c’est" instead of "il or elle est”? I cannot see any rule to determine this. Merci, Mitch

Les Etats-Unis est un très grand pays. Il est dificile de choisir! Mais voici: 1. Le Grand Canyon. Il est indescriptible. Le mot "grand" ne le décrit pas. 2. Les Everglades de Florida. Ils sont décrits comme: rivière d'herbe. 3. Mon endroit favorit: La ville de Newport Rhode Island. Tout les pays ont les grands chateaux, mais Newport a en un quartier entièr. Je ne compare pas les EEUU à Europe, vis-a-vis les chateaux!

On vs. nous Every time I think about avoiding "nous", I will hear it used the way one might expect, for "we". Are there rules where one should NOT use "on" for what might be translated in English as "we"? Merci beaucoup!

Wofür vs was DeepL translates "What are you interested in?" as either Wofür interessieren Sie sich? Was interessiert Sie? I have trouble "getting" when to use words like "wofür". Is just using "was" okay here normally?

I get the idea of reflexive verbs. But sometimes they are when you do not expect them, or are not when you do. For example, why is 'duschen' not reflexive?

Es gibt ein Bild von einem Grundriss... und diese Frage: Die Wohnung, die so gut geschnitten war, fand ich am besten. I cannot find any definition of 'schneiden' that makes sense here. DeepL translates it as: The apartment, which was so was so well cut, I found the best. Can someone explain this? Vielen Dank, Mitch

I understand about German 2-way prepositions, as well as verbs that take a particular preposition. But in this sentence: Die Frau ist stolz auf ihren Sohn. Why does it take the accusative? "Being proud" does not indicate a change of location or movement?

In these lyrics to "La Mer"... La mer qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs a des reflets d'argent, la mer, des reflets changeants sous la pluie. Why is it "des" in the 2nd to last stanza? I would have expected "les". Or can it be used this way, as if: "some" reflections change beneath the rain? Merci, Mitch